Tracy being set up?
UPDATE Indy-car star Paul Tracy, after years of skepticism about cars with fenders, is finally going to put his foot down in a NASCAR stocker. Tracy and car owner Richard … Read More
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UPDATE Indy-car star Paul Tracy, after years of skepticism about cars with fenders, is finally going to put his foot down in a NASCAR stocker. Tracy and car owner Richard … Read More
Sebastien Bourdais talks about the Champ Cars flying through the air over the railroad tracks in San Jose Sunday, and says a F1 car would have made one pass and … Read More
According to Jim Freudenberg, GM of the Denver event, advance ticket sales are triple last year’s event, which announced a three-day attendance of 112,000. Reports say that some of Cleveland's … Read More
UPDATE #5 Open wheel star Paul Tracy will test August 8-9 at Michigan International Speedway in Richard Childress Racing’s (RCR) No. 33 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Chevrolet in preparation for … Read More
UPDATE Another reader writes, Should the SJ track be moved? I say no, the railroad tracks were the coolest part of the race. "Holy shit" is an understatement for what … Read More
AutoRacing1.com heard this past weekend in San Jose that there may be just two races that Champ Car and ALMS run together in 2006, Long Beach and Sebring. Whether there … Read More
BAR Honda Young Driver Adam Carroll is facing a sponsorship crisis that may see the Northern Irishman forced out of the GP2 race series. Super Nova team boss David Sears … Read More
UPDATE #2 We hear all the deals with Beijing may not be signed in time for the Denver schedule release, things just take time in China. However, everyone is confident … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that the Mayor of San Jose is very pleased with the success of the first year San Jose race and confident of pushing through changes to the … Read More
"I think street racing is the future of Champ Car," said driver Jimmy Vasser. Vasser is a Las Vegas resident but owns three Napa Valley car dealerships he runs with … Read More
This Monterey Herald article suggests a street race in downtown Monterey, California after seeing the success here in San Jose this weekend, and after Champ Car dropped the nearby race … Read More
Jordan rookie Narain Karthikeyan has been linked with a winter spell in the inaugural 'A1' series. India's team manager Akbar Ebrahim said the 28-year-old would be the 'number one choice' … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Derrick Walker told AutoRacing1.com that the team will field a 2-car Team Australia Formula BMW team. They also announced the formation … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today and the announcement is pretty much as we rumored. See Home Page for the full story. In a nutshell the comparison of … Read More
UPDATE We are downgrading this rumor to 'false' as we suspected. 07/30/05 According to this Brazilian website, Chevy will announce participation in the Champ Car series starting in 2006 after … Read More
Rumor has it that a one hour special on SPEED Channel called Champ Car Garage will air in September. Becky Gordon, sister of NASCAR driver Robby Gordon and girlfriend of … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today as both cars are running sponsors here in San Jose as rumored. The big news is that we hear Intel likes what … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' – see Hot News page for announcement. 07/29/05 AutoRacing1.com sources tell us that Team Australia will make a major sponsor announcement today in … Read More
Word here in San Jose is that a telecommunications giant has a keen eye on Champ Car with a potential big role. We suspect the deal, if any, is still … Read More
Apparently points leader Sebastien Bourdais has been clued in by someone in Champ Car as to some big developments in store for the series. He had this to say yesterday … Read More
Honda Motor Co. has long maintained that it wouldn't develop a V8 production engine. But it now says it will develop a V10. Honda will install the powerful engine in … Read More
UPDATE #3 This Indy Star article says that Wheldon is also talking to Champ Car team owners. Dan Wheldon is coy about his options, and it's unclear how many he … Read More
Intel, the giant semiconductor company, is currently a small sponsor on the Toyota F1 team but word in the Hockenheim paddock is that firm is looking seriously about a big … Read More
UPDATE #2 There is still speculation as to whether Jordan will stay with Toyota power or go with Cosworth and Hyundai. Toyota thinks they still have the deal. "There is … Read More